Drama Desk Award Winners Announced

The 2011 Drama Desk Awards -- honoring outstanding work on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway -- were presented at a ceremony held at Hammerstein Ballroom on Monday, May 23. Harvey Fierstein hosted the ceremony.

The Book of Mormon won the Outstanding Musical Category, while War Horse won for Outstanding Play. Among the acting winners were Brian Bedford, Laura Benanti, Norbert Leo Butz, Bobby Cannavale, Edie Falco, Sutton Foster, Frances McDormand, and John Larroquette.

In addition, special awards are being given to playwright A.R. Gurney, actor Reed Birney, The New Group and its Artistic Director Scott Elliott, The Pearl Theatre Company, and the creative team of War Horse (Paule Constable, Marianne Elliott, 59 Productions, Adrian Kohler with Basil Jones for Handspring Puppet Company, Tom Morris, Rae Smith, Christopher Shutt, Toby Sedgwick, Adrian Sutton and John Tams).

A full list of nominations follows, with winners marked in bold:

Outstanding Play
Jon Robin Baitz, Other Desert Cities
Adam Bock, A Small Fire
Stephen Adly Guirgis, The Motherf**ker With the Hat
Samuel D. Hunter, A Bright New Boise
Rajiv Joseph, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad ZooDavid Lindsay-Abaire, Good PeopleNick Stafford, War Horse

Outstanding MusicalIn TransitPriscilla Queen of the Desert: The MusicalSee Rock City & Other DestinationsSister ActThe Book of MormonThe Kid

Outstanding Revival of a PlayBorn YesterdayThe House of Blue LeavesThe Importance of Being EarnestThe Merchant of VeniceThe Normal HeartThree Sisters

Outstanding Revival of a MusicalAnything GoesHello AgainHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Outstanding Actor in a Play
Charles Busch, The Divine SisterBobby Cannavale, The Motherf**ker With the Hat
Al Pacino, The Merchant of Venice
Geoffrey Rush, The Diary of a Madman
Mark Rylance, Jerusalem
Michael Shannon, Mistakes Were Made
Paul Sparks, Dusk Rings a Bell

Outstanding Actress in a Play
Nina Arianda, Born Yesterday
Stockard Channing, Other Desert CitiesFrances McDormand, Good People
Laurie Metcalf, The Other Place
Michele Pawk, A Small Fire
Lily Rabe, The Merchant of Venice

Outstanding Actor in a MusicalNorbert Leo Butz, Catch Me if You Can
Colin Donnell, Anything Goes
Daniel Radcliffe, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Andrew Rannells, The Book of Mormon
Tony Sheldon, Priscilla Queen of the Desert:The Musical
Christopher Sieber, The Kid

Outstanding Featured Actor in a PlayBrian Bedford, The Importance of Being Earnest
Christian Borle, Peter and the Starcatcher
Boyd Gaines, The Grand Manner
Logan Marshall-Green, The Hallway Trilogy
Zachary Quinto, Angels in America
Tom Riley, Arcadia
Yul Vázquez, The Motherf**ker With the Hat

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Lisa Emery, The Collection & A Kind of AlaskaEdie Falco, The House of Blue Leaves
Julie Halston, The Divine Sister
Sarah Nina Hayon, A Bright New Boise
Celia Keenan-Bolger, Peter and the Starcatcher
Linda Lavin, Other Desert Cities
Judith Light, Lombardi

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Adam Godley, Anything GoesJohn Larroquette, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Brian Stokes Mitchell, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Rory O'Malley, The Book of Mormon
Bob Stillman, Hello Again
Tom Wopat, Catch Me if You Can

Outstanding Featured Actress in a MusicalLaura Benanti, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Kerry Butler, Catch Me if You Can
Victoria Clark, Sister Act
Jill Eikenberry, The Kid
Nikki M. James, The Book of Mormon
Patti LuPone, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Laura Osnes, Anything Goes

Outstanding Director of a Play
Trip Cullman, A Small FireJoel Grey and George C. Wolfe, The Normal Heart
Moisés Kaufman, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Davis McCallum, A Bright New Boise
Daniel Sullivan, The Merchant of Venice
Kirjan Waage and Gwendolyn Warnock, Baby Universe

Outstanding Director of a Musical
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Joe Calarco, In Transit
Jack Cummings III, Hello Again
Jack Cummings III, See Rock City & Other Destinations
Kathleen Marshall, Anything GoesCasey Nicholaw and Trey Parker, The Book of Mormon

Outstanding Choreography
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett, Beautiful Burnout
Steven Hoggett, Peter and the StarcatcherKathleen Marshall, Anything Goes
Casey Nicholaw, The Book of Mormon
Siudy, Between Worlds

Outstanding Music
Brad Alexander, See Rock City & Other Destinations
Alan Menken, Sister ActTrey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, The Book of Mormon
Marc Shaiman, Catch Me if You Can
Mike Stoller and Artie Butler, The People in the Picture
David Yazbek, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Outstanding Lyrics
Rick Crom, Newsical The Musical -- Full Spin Ahead
Jack Lechner, The Kid
Adam Mathias, See Rock City & Other DestinationsTrey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, The Book of Mormon
Glenn Slater, Sister Act
Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, Catch Me if You Can

Outstanding Book of a Musical
Kristen Anderson-Lopez, James-Allen Ford, Russ Kaplan and Sara Wordsworth, In
Transit
Iris Rainer Dart, The People in the Picture
Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott, Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The MusicalAdam Mathias, See Rock City & Other Destinations
Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, The Book of Mormon
Michael Zam, The Kid

Outstanding Orchestrations
Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Hello Again
Bruce Coughlin, The Burnt Part Boys
Simon Hale, Jim Abbott and David Yazbek, Women on the Verge of a Nervous
BreakdownLarry Hochman and Stephen Oremus, The Book of Mormon
Marc Shaiman and Larry Blank, Catch Me if You Can
Lynne Shankel, The Extraordinary Ordinary

Outstanding Music in a PlayWayne Barker, Peter and the Starcatcher
Kathryn Bostic, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Lars Petter Hagen, Baby Universe
Alan John, The Diary of a Madman
Tom Kitt, The Winter's Tale
Dan Moses Schreier, The Merchant of Venice

Outstanding RevueFyvush Finkel Live!Newsical The Musical -- Full Spin AheadRain: A Tribute to the Beatles on Broadway

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